BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. (828NewsNow) — An FCC Environmental garbage truck overturned in Black Mountain on Nov. 12, spilling some of its contents into Flat Creek.
According to Broad River Fire & Rescue, the accident happened just after 1 p.m. on Nov. 12. The truck came to a rest on its top on Lower Flat Creek Road just off of N.C. 9. No one was injured in the accident, Broad River Fire & Rescue told 828NewsNow.
The fire department said one lane remained open as crews worked the scene. A wrecker arrived just before 2 p.m.
The fire department also said that crews were working to get the particles of trash out of the Flat Creek so that they could be hauled away.
“(We’re) unsure if the driver got on the soft recently repaired shoulder from Helene damages or what happened,” Broad River Fire & Rescue told 828NewsNow. “A lot of the repaired roads don’t have the really hard surface on the shoulders like they used to.”
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol was also called to the scene to investigate.